Preliminary findings suggest a fuel leak led to a pressure buildup above the engine firewall, resulting in a fire that doomed the spacecraft. Elon Musk, SpaceX's CEO, explained, “Preliminary ...

Initial assessments by Musk indicated that an oxygen/fuel leak above the engine firewall caused the explosion. Despite this setback, SpaceX celebrated a successful landing of its Super Heavy booster, ...

"Preliminary indication is that we had an oxygen/fuel leak in the cavity above the ship engine firewall that was large enough to build pressure in excess of the vent capacity," he wrote.

He indicated that an oxygen/fuel leak in the cavity above the ship's engine firewall had built up pressure beyond the venting capacity, ultimately leading to the rocket's breakup. Musk stated, “Apart ...

“Preliminary indication is that we had an oxygen/fuel leak in the cavity above the ship engine firewall that was large enough to build pressure in excess of the vent capacity,” CEO Elon Musk ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the explosion was thought to be caused by a leak above the engine firewall. The Federal Aviation Administration had ordered SpaceX to conduct a mishap investigation into ...

The ship exploded over Turks and Caicos shortly after launch. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the explosion was thought to be caused by a leak above the engine firewall. The Federal Aviation Administration ...

An investigation has been launched into Elon Musk's explosive Starship test flight that forced dozens of planes to divert on Thursday. The SpaceX rocket blew up over the Bahamas about eight minutes ...

SpaceX’s Elon Musk said preliminary indications are that leaking fuel built up pressure in the cavity above the engine firewall. The resulting fire would have doomed the spacecraft. On Friday ...